Adam Ottavino, the Cardinals’ first-round pick in 2006 out of Northeastern, will undergo surgery for what GM John Mozeliak called a “slap tear,” reports the Post-Dispatch’s Derrick Goold.
The procedure to repair the labrum in his shoulder will keep him out for the rest of this year and could sideline him well into 2011. It’s common for pitchers having such a surgery to never regain completely their stuff.
The lone bit of good news for Ottavino is that he was pitching in the majors when he hurt his shoulder, meaning he’ll continue to collect the major league minimum salary and service time for the foreseeable future. The 24-year-old, who debuted for St. Louis at the end of May, had an 8.46 ERA in three starts and two relief appearances for the Cardinals before going down.

Update (7:51 PM ET): ESPN’s Buster Olney says the deal isn’t final yet. Rosenthal says that any delay on this trade is due to Kinsler’s no-trade clause, but he still expects the deal to happen.

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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Angels will acquire second baseman Ian Kinsler from the Tigers. It is not known yet what the Tigers will receive in return. Kinsler had to waive his no-trade clause in order for the deal to happen.

Kinsler, 35, hit .236/.313/.412 with 22 home runs, 52 RBI, 90 runs scored, and 14 stolen bases in 613 plate appearances for the Tigers this past season. He’s in the final year of his contract and will earn $10 million for the 2018 season.

The Angels were certainly looking to upgrade at second base and did so with Kinsler. They were also reportedly interested in Cesar Hernandez of the Phillies.